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A RACIST spat at a woman holding her baby in a busy York city centre street.
North Yorkshire Police is appealing for information after a racially aggravated hate crime took place in broad daylight last week.
The incident took place just before 2pm last Monday (September 28) at a bus stop in Queen Street, opposite York railway station.
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A spokesperson for North Yorkshire Police said: "It is understood that a man walked past the victim while she was holding her baby, spat in their direction and made a racist comment, before walking off towards Blossom Street."
The suspect is described as a white man in his mid-30s with an unkempt ginger beard; he was wearing a blue or grey baseball cap, a T-shirt, and was carrying a blue rucksack.
Anyone with information is asked to contact North Yorkshire Police by emailing Martyn.Hind1@northyorkshire.police.uk, on the police website, or by calling 101.
Information can also be given anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or through their website.
Please quote reference 12260190718 when providing information.